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Pike at odds with Inslee over cap and trade
Rep. Liz Pike, R-Camas, criticized Gov. Jay Inslee’s cap-and-trade proposal and chastised the state’s top executive for calling businesses in her legislative district “polluters.”
“I’m just furious. … He’s identified polluters, and I call them enterprising job creators for Washington’s working families,” Pike said.
The cornerstone of Inslee’s legislative agenda, his controversial cap-and-trade system that would curb carbon emissions, drew hundreds to Olympia last week to testify. The measure had plenty of supporters who said action on climate change is crucial; but Pike, along with many other Republicans, blasted the plan.